Grass edge trimmer - GIF

[hemmjo]

I am looking at that a bit differently. There are several problems combining the vacuum with the edger. Sweeping vacuum devices are already pretty common and not nearly as complex as the edger. Whoever needs an edging machine like the one shown would surely already have a sweeper or they could afford one. Sometimes we try to engineer things that do too many jobs at one time, then the effectiveness of each function is diminished. This seems like a case where the additional complexity of a vacuum, the added weight along with the added size would make the edger a lot less nimble.

If you combine the two machines, you loose the flexibility of using the sweeper by itself. You would use the sweeper for many more tasks than just following the edger around. Why would you waste the money paying for a sweeper, that you cannot use for other jobs?

If you think about work flow, the vacuum can sweep faster than the edger creates debris. The edger can start working, getting a good head start. The sweeper can be doing clean up in other areas of the "estate". After a allowing the edger work ahead, the sweeper and quickly catch up to clean up behind the edger. As the sweeper fills it can peel off to go dump the load. Then easily catch back up while the edger keeps working along.

I am not a spokesman for the cyclone rake. I do have a friend that has one, it does a very good job. Very simple and effective.